5 Most Strange Superstitions of Cricketers

The Golden Duck

Steve Smith is one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era. He has a peculiar stance and an unorthodox way of batting. He has a number of odd habits too. For the only reason that the bird bears the name of the cursed cricketing word for batters, the unconventional batsman used to avoid eating ‘duck’ the evening before the match. When he accidentally ate some before the Lord’s Ashes Test in 2015, he went on to record his then-career-best score of 215*. He has since given up the habit.

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